The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The Montreal Supreme Court Of F0resters
| In session has resolved that bar tenders, sa-
loon keepers and hotel keepers In whose
houses intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be
put in the prescribed class.
DIR. N. A. Archer, Professor OF Hygiene In
the University Of Pennsylvania, was drowned
while surf bathing at Long Port, two miles
below Atlantic City, N. j., yesterday.
Gov Hill Of New York. has gone to New
port TO spend several days with Gen. George
Magee and Gen. Austin Lathrope, Of Corn
ing, N. Y.
The dead body Of Austin II. Norris, well
known in theatrical circles throughout the
country, was found In his room at the Lo-
cede House, in st. Louis yesterday. He had
evidently committed suicide.
The village Of DeGraf, 1900 inhabitants,
Logan county, Ohio, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss $4,000.
A sliding scale has been agreed upon be-
tween the eokers and the Carnegie interests
In Pennsylvania, after an all-day conference
between Superintendent Lynch and the joint
committees Of miners. The Amalgamated
and Knights Of Labor organizations yester-
day succeeded In affixing the signatures OF
the interested parties. IL Is thought the
scale as adopted will prove satisfactory
throughout the region and further trouble be
obyiated.
The National Croquet Association tourna-
ment closed at Norwich, Conn, Saturday
afternoon. WambOld took first prize,
Jocobus second, Dickey third, Merch fourth.
johnson captured the Whitman mallet. In
the future the tournaments will be PLAYED In
four classes to which the clubs Of the asso-
citation will be invited to elect and send
delegates.
The Canadian Knights Of Labor are di-
vided as to the course to be pursued In refer
ence to the 'home rule" problem. A few
favor the continuance Of the present system !;
hat tho canadian Keto -
have one representative In the general exc
cutive board and one in the cooperative
board, while the majority favor State As
sembly for Canada, with enlarged power.
Joseph +. Ham, Jr., Of Groveland, Mass,
was robbed Of $76 Friday night. He heard
a noise from the hennery, and went out.
Two men were skulking about and fired
twice. one ball passing through Hams hat
rim, the other through his clothing. The
men knocked him senseless, and stole the
money from his pocket.
The first reports from the Arctic whaling
feet this season were received by private
dispatches at New Bedford from San Fran
cisco yesterday. The trading bark Pearl ar
rived at tLat port yesterday from the Arctic
Ocean. having liO0 barrels Of oil and 100000
pounds Of bones. She brought adviees from
the feet up to July Is. At that time all
were well.
Bradford Burrill, who shot Mary Ellen
| Kerrigau at Lowell, Mass, Thursday night,
| sulcided at the Jail Saturday night He tore
| up the sheets and hung himself to spike.
Julia DAILY. wife Of Warren Edgarton, died
| at Newfeld, N. j., yesterday, Of paralysis
| Years ago she was a noted actress and vocal
| ist, playing In the principal theatres Ia the
| United States and Great Britain.
Samuel N. S. Stevens Of Boston, an cleo
| tric light lineman, received a severe shock Of
| electricity while high on pole Saturday.
| and hung high above the street entangled In
the wires. He was rescued with difficulty.
Samuel Beverly, the oldest locomotive en-
gineer on the Worcester, Nashua and Roch-
ester division of the Boston 4 Maine, died at
Nashua very suddenly Of apOplexy Satur-
day morning, aged SO. He was superintend-
ent OF the round house, but for years run
pas Ienger trains, having worked for the road
since II first opened.
Steamer Columbia from the Mediterranean
has arrived at Brooklyn with damages TO her
bow and forward bulwarks, sustained by a
| collision with an iceberg, which threw tons
| Of ice on the steamers deck.